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Echoes From The Past

When colonial powers declared a prayer to be seditious

The police, aided by White settlers and game hunters watching from the balcony of the nearby Norfolk Hotel, fired into the crowds, killing more than two dozen of the protestors, including Muthoni.

By Peter Muiruri 10 days ago

When colonial powers declared a prayer to be seditious

Amorous white bachelors defied a 'concubine circular'

Amorous white bachelors defied a 'concubine circular'

By Peter Muiruri 1 month ago

When typewriting was an essential skill in civil service

When typewriting was an essential skill in civil service

By Amos Kareithi 1 month ago

When missionaries in Kenya turned to women to beat homesickness

When missionaries in Kenya turned to women to beat homesickness

By Peter Muiruri 1 month ago

How jiggers nearly crippled future agriculture minister

Lizards ran across his hexagonal, mud and wattle hut without care. But lizards were the least of his concerns.

By Peter Muiruri 2 months ago

How jiggers nearly crippled future agriculture minister

When elections weren't secret and State held all cards

Elections were organised by bureaucrats and it was a public affair that the key supporters and campaigners were published in a government newspaper.

By Amos Kareithi 2 months ago

When elections weren't secret and State held all cards

Chief who used witchcraft to save people from smallpox

More than 120 years ago, Kenya did not exist as we know it today. This geographical area then was just patchwork of different communities who lived in secluded enclaves.

By Amos Kareithi 3 months ago

Chief who used witchcraft to save people from smallpox

Why Harry Thuku chose to plant coffee on Independence Day

Having fought for Africans to be allowed to grow coffee since 1921, it was only fitting that he celebrated the newfound freedom by actually planting coffee.

By Peter Muiruri 3 months ago

Why Harry Thuku chose to plant coffee on Independence Day

Karen, the posh neighborhood that was born out of heartbreak

The story of Karen Blixen was written on one heartbreak after another, yet her legacy is tied to the vast suburb that still bears her name.

By Peter Muiruri 5 months ago

Karen, the posh neighborhood that was born out of heartbreak

Ordinary Kenyans yet to enjoy fruits of our hard fought independence

Few have anything to celebrate for Kenya’s hard worn independence. Joblessness, hopelessness, glaring inequalities, injustice, name it!

By Shem Ochuodho 5 months ago

Ordinary Kenyans yet to enjoy fruits of our hard fought independence

Musalia Mudavadi's nightmares at the Nakuru police cells

The first time Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi, ‘sneaked’ to Nakuru, the government was very upset.

By Amos Kareithi 6 months ago

Musalia Mudavadi's nightmares at the Nakuru police cells

When the Nazis wanted to take over Kenya in 1939

When everybody in Europe was cringing in fear at the mention of German leader Adolf Hitler, Nairobi too had its share of horrors.

By Amos Kareithi 6 months ago

When the Nazis wanted to take over Kenya in 1939

Should Europe return Africa’s artifacts?

The way forward is and should only be restitution. Restitution of Africa’s artifacts without any form of negotiations.

By Nyokabi Ng’ang’a 7 months ago

Should Europe return Africa’s artifacts?

When Njonjo almost resigned over coffee smugglers

Known as the era of black gold, it began in 1976 when Ugandan farmers decided to sell their coffee in the private market.

By Hudson Gumbihi 7 months ago

When Njonjo almost resigned over coffee smugglers

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